Shanghai Maglev Demonstration Line

Shanghai Maglev Demonstration Line is the world’s first high-speed maglev train put into commercial use. It is also China’s first maglev line that integrates urban traffic, sightseeing and tourism. The line starts at the south of the Longyang Station of Shanghai Subway Line 2 and runs eastward to the Pudong International Airport, covering a length of 29.863 kilometers. Together with the walking line at the maintenance base and the maintenance line, the demonstration line covers a total length of 31.17 kilometers. The train, which consists of 9 compartments, is capable of carrying 959 passengers once. The designed speed and actual speed of the train are 505 and 430 kilometers per hour respectively and it takes the passengers only 7 minutes to reach downtown Shanghai from the Pudong International Airport.